In 2013, Rossella Spinosa was awarded the PRO CULTURA HUNGARIA Medal by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture for promoting Hungarian music globally.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Spinosa's music aims to give musical form to non-musical thoughts and reflections, functioning as 'engaged music' with critical and anticonformist intentions.
Performer Biography
The Accord Quartet, featured on this album, was formed in 2001 by students of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and has won several national and international prizes.
Performer Biography
József Balog, a pianist on this recording, is recognized as one of the most talented pianists of his generation and received the 'Annie Fischer Scholarship Award' in 2005.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rossella Spinosa, the composer, is known for her linguistic approach to composition, having written music for over 80 silent films.
Historical Context
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali, founded in 1945, played a significant role in popularizing 20th-century composers like Stravinsky and Hindemith in Italy, whose works were censored during the Fascist dictatorship.
Composer Biography
Rossella Spinosa has performed her works in prestigious venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo.
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